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Take the money!
Medicaid expansion would make people healthier across all 72 of Wisconsin counties. In states that have accepted the expansion, more low-income adults had their cancer detected early. Read more
Feedback for Apr. 18, 2019
Another way to look at expungement; a critic of the vape tax and lazy Democrats. Read more
Apr 18, 2019
Off the Square: Robbing cradles to steal bases
Is it ever too early to start scoping out talent? Read more
Apr 18, 2019
David Michael Miller
Foxconn announces protest center in Madison
Foxconn is purchasing a building on the Capitol Square to make it easier for disgruntled taxpayers to show their outrage over the state’s botched deal with the Taiwanese manufacturer. Read more
Apr 16, 2019
Tell All: My mom died and no one cares
My best friends were there for me when my mom died. But now, a month later, no one asks me how I’m doing. Read more
Apr 15, 2019
David Michael Miller
A sin tax, minus the sin
Cutting off small business owners and employees from their livelihoods is bad policy. Making it harder for tobacco addicts to access potentially life-saving alternatives is positively cruel. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
Off the Square: The next stache adventure awaits
Mayor Paul Soglin had a helluva run. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
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Feedback for Apr. 11, 2019
What's so diverse about an all-women, all liberal school board, asks one reader. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
5:00 AM
Joe Newton
Overfished
There are many perils to catfishing. Especially if you fall in love. Plus: PIV sex is not always all that. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
4:58 AM
David Michael Miller
Hagedorn debacle argues for avoiding culture wars
The decision to fight the race on a culture war issue certainly did fire up the liberal Dane County base but that was more than compensated for by the conservative counter-reaction it seemed to provoke in the rest of the state. Read more
Apr 9, 2019
11:00 AM
Tell All: Can my relationship survive graduation?
As the days tick down to commencement, what should I do? Read more
Apr 8, 2019
11:00 AM
Don’t erase history
A bill racing through the state Legislature would greatly expand the availability of expungement for people convicted of minor offenses. Read more
Apr 4, 2019
5:00 AM
Trending
Risk averse
UW Health and School of Medicine and Public Health need a “major culture change” if they’re going to move their world class research into drugs and treatments that will save lives, a recent study argues. Read more
Kimchi corner
Mr. Kimchi brings a touch of elegance to Madison’s Korean options. Traditional dishes are joined by more fusion-y appetizers like Korean fried chicken wings. Read more
Does the fire still Bern?
Bernie Sanders is picking up his 2020 campaign for president right where he left off his 2016 one. But will his message resonate with enough voters to secure the Democratic nomination? Read more
CUB plots a renaissance
In the mid-’80s, the state’s Citizen Utility Board had 100,000 members; today it has only about 2,000. But as it turns 40 and has a new director, the group embarks on a campaign to reinvent itself. Read more
Foxconn announces protest center in Madison
Foxconn is purchasing a building on the Capitol Square to make it easier for disgruntled taxpayers to show their outrage over the state’s botched deal with the Taiwanese manufacturer. Read more
